These kids' parents were all in the PDF when the military and government of their planet declaired their world independent from the Imperium. They quickly got rid of the remaining Imperial cults and governing bodies and prepared for the immenent assault. The Planetary Defense, however, didn't stand a chance agains the Mordian Iron Guard that had been sent on the planet to decapitate and destroy the rebellion. In a war that engulfed most of the world's Hives, these children lost parents, homes and by a lucky chance had avoided the same fate - the loyalists intended to burn out the whole planet to bare earth, and it would happen, if the Pact, always attracted to war, hadn't joined the battle in support of the rebels.

Most were afraid to ask for food from the notorious Pact, but some battled their fear and, firstly showing off the symbols of alliance, went to the camps to beg or trade for food and clothes.

Nidhok, being a Valhallan, always had a soft spot for children as his culture valued and protected the youth, so he hadn't been needed to ask twice to share some of his ration with the kids. Blind, remembering his days of scavenging on Savlar and being unpleasantly reminded of it, still shared too.

This is mostly finished lines, coloring will be next.

Comments and crit welcom especially on child anatomy since I suck at it.

the center cultist has this look of being far away, and looks very tired, i would think one would be when making enemys with your own race...i think this shows lots of emotion the normal codex's describe chaos with i think this should be new canon.

Very touching sir very touching. Love the look on the tallest boy, the look of fear and desperation. I love their gear, looks just like what a refugee would wear. Is the third boy from the left blind? poor little thing. Very well done, a side of 40k even Chaos not seen a lot, they do need somewhere to recruit from right? this is where it starts. Such a brave girl (?) to pet the wirewolf's chin. So cute Really inspirational, Love the detail. All in all....a beautiful piece.

I was surprised seeing bloodpact-pictures like this. They didnt seem being friendly to imperial kids, when they started shooting at the children in the manufactory in a Sabbat-World novel. but anyway, its an amazing drawing.

heh, surprized they didint wring every last drop of blood they could out of thoes kids, although,new recruits/foodstuffs have to come from somewhere, right? its kina funny seeing chaos aligned kids, like seeing a chibi bloodletter.

I absolutely love this pic. What makes me prefer your art to that of others is that yours shows both sides of these guys. Some pictures show them in battle doing what they do best, and others show them in situations like these. It adds a depth of realism that few bother to show.

If everyone was too busy punching each other in the guts or snapping each others necks once a foe was beaten, these guys would never get past the first fight!

Unfortunately I cant add any suggestions on things that would make this better, as I lack the knoweledge and understanding to make such an opinion, however I will praise what is my favourite part of the picture - the kid at the back, petting the daemon engine.

Again, it adds realism, that's the kind of thing a child would do if it saw something that was essentially a pet, the pose and facial expressions have been pulled off perfectly and it really helps give the kids their own set of emotions and depth, rather than just have them all look identical stood in a bunch looking sad.

Very Impressive, the Anatomy of the children actually is great, and I find it interesting, actually kind of beautiful that they are helping the little children... looks like your character have some piece of heart in them at all...

I love the usual stuff, (awesome Space Marines with GIANT swords, heroic guardsmen, etc), but this really hits me because it's so different and yet..It kind of rings true. After all, Khorne is ALSO the god of martial honor: he is said to send his bloodhounds after those who prey on the weak and the skulls of the weaks don't make good material for the Skull Throne!This picture make me want to know more. is this a ploy of the Ruinous Powers, who are tempting these kids? Are these Blood Pact troopers being genuinely good toward them?Also, what the hell is inside those cans? If it was just pork and beans I would be severely disappointed !

I do enjoy this and can totally see this happening.Despite being a loyalist player myself, I understand that chaos is not all "FRAEG SHIT ON IMPERIAL TEMPLES RAEP RAEG FFFFF". Rather, it is typically the cults that are used as fodder and don't last at ALL agaisnt an Imperial force that act that way. A unit like the Pact, with from what I have seen is essentially a chaos-themed Imperial Gaurd, would have no problem giving hand-outs to their allies; provided, of course, that they are not at the moment fighting for their lives.Enjoy the look on Blind's face, and the wirewolf getting it's chin scratched is good too, with the child's smile just adding onto it.

not just 'cause of can openers but if you were to compare their clothes to that of the citizens of Tartarus featured on Dawn Of War who look pretty old fashioned by even today's standards these kids look pretty geared up

and also i don't think they'd need can openers here those cans seem to have those rings on them in which you can just pull the lids open

40k characters looking a little odd adds to the surreality of it, not that you're trucking along with any glaring issues on your child anatomy.I'll try not to bore you with more "OMG THEME!!!" that I know I tend to, I love your blood pact stuff.Composition wise, I think the division between Nidhok and The guy on his right is what makes this piece. When coloring this piece, I think letting the colors remove Blind(?) from the rest of the squad would set this piece well.Good stuff.

Heh, actually I like theme and concept discussions. It ge's bland when people comment only on the technical side of your work especially when you try to tell a story and no one is actually interested in it or cares for it apart from how you draw.

So far, there's no problem about the children anatomy part, apart from their custom tailored suits that fit them too perfectly (I would have expected those kids to wear or take salvage in bigger armours or suits considering they are "on the run" and wouldn't have time to find one that suit their size perfectly. Besides, I would prefer if all of them were in "tattered" clothings)and the boy who's hand is in his pocket, I can't help to feel that he seems to be a teenager with wrong proportions.